JPS61268152A - Artificial sweetener - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the thermal stability of aspertame and prevent the reduction in sweetness at high temperatures, by incorporating dried honey with an artificial sweetener aspartame. CONSTITUTION:An artificial sweetener obtained by incorporating a small amount of dried honey with an artificial sweetener aspartame. The compounding ratio of the dried honey to the aspartame is 1:about 0.008-0.02. The aspartame is very stable at ordinary temperature, but decomposed at high temperatures in a very short time. Therefore, the sweetness is reduced with time if added to, e.g. cooked materials or hot coffee. The mixed use of both provides better flavor than in use of the dried honey alone.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] H2N-, which has excellent thermal stability, is prepared by mixing dried honey of
Aspartame (α-asbarthyl-phenylalanine methyl ester), which is composed of CH-CONH- and CH-COOCH3, is 200 times sweeter than sucrose, and has been used as an artificial sweetener in foods, beverages, and other products.
It is used for medical purposes.

However, aspartame has a drawback in its thermal stability; although it is very stable at room temperature, it decomposes in a very short time at high temperatures, so if it is added to boiled food or hot coffee, it will over time. It must be said that the sweetness is reduced and it is extremely inadequate as a sweetener.

As a result of intensive research to solve these problems with aspartame, the inventor discovered that the thermal stability of aspartame can be dramatically increased by mixing a small amount of dried honey with aspartame. He completed his invention.

That is, in the present invention, aspartame is added to dried honey, and aspartame is added to 1 part of dried honey to 1 part of aspartame. ooa～0
．． It is mixed at a ratio of 0.02. The mixture is extremely stable to heat and is not only sweeter than aspartame alone under thermal conditions, but also sweeter than dried honey alone. But it's excellent. The mechanism by which aspartame is protected from heat by adding dried honey is unknown, but the synergistic effect of aspartame and dried honey compensates for the shortcomings of each, and the decomposition of aspartame due to heat is protected by dry honey, and the shortcomings of dried honey are Any lack of sweetness is compensated for by the sweetness of aspartame, and the flavor is not compromised. The mixture according to the invention therefore comprises:
Its thermal stability dramatically expands the scope of its use as an artificial sweetener. Note that ordinary honey may be used in place of the dried honey in the present invention, but dried honey is preferable because the powder is easier to handle when actually packaged and used.

Next, the present invention will be explained in more detail based on Examples, but the present invention is not limited to these Example 1.

Example 1 Dry honey and aspartame were mixed in the following amounts.

Dried honey gJ2975mg Aspartame -- average 000mg Example 2 Dried honey, aspartame and lemon powder were mixed in the following amounts.

Dried honey 2450mg Aspartame 50mg Lemon powder aq Test Example A sensory test was conducted on 20 adults using the following method. Aspartame alone (25+no), the mixture of Example 1 (300 on+g) and the mixture of Example 2 (30
00 mg) was dissolved in 200 d of water at 80°C and left to cool, and the impression when tasting them was evaluated on a 7-point scale as shown in the figure below.

measure degree Non or normal or non Always, always The results are shown in Table 1.

From the results in Table 1 above, it is clear that the mixture with dried honey has a moderate sweetness and better flavor than aspartame alone.
It is also clear that it is stable against heat.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Artificial sweetener with excellent heat stability, made by mixing aspartame and a small amount of dried honey.